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    River Cafe

    4.6 (26 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 1:30 pm

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    2 years ago

    Food was always great and quick service cute little place I stop at on my way to get ink done

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    6 years ago

    Lovely place to have a good bite of breakfast. Food was delicious with quick service. Glad we made the trek over to eat here.

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    5 years ago

    Hours are wrong. Should have updated hours and info on web. Disappointed after all the good reviews posted.

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    9 years ago

    This place is a Hidden Gem. Nice home cooked tasting food. Breakfast is there best selling point. Great service also.

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    9 years ago

    Fantastic food, and even better service. Loved the Raspberry Cheesecake French Toast. Place was hopping, but the server was delightful!

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    This is a great place to go out for breakfast if you're going camping or visiting Perrot State Park.

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    4.7(35 reviews)
    33.7 mi

    I stopped on my way by on 94 and Yelp is the reason I stopped. I started with the steak and potato…read moresoup which was creamy and delicious. Steak was soft and well seasoned. The review of the Reuben motivated me to get it and I am SO HAPPY I did. I wanted to lose myself in that sandwich. Tender meat that melts with each bite. It was well balanced with the flavors. I got the American fries as a side which were crispy they way I like them. Just as the other review stated it was a very filling meal. I took half home. The only negative is is live too far away to eat here weekly!!!

    K, I've seen all the great reviews. I look at reviews to see if I'm on point or an outlier. In…read morethis case, I'm apparently an outlier, but it's what I experienced, so whatever. This was not good. I stopped by for breakfast. The place is attached to a gas station. I've had some great food from similarly arranged restaurants, but... not this time. I had a veggie omelet with hash browns and OJ. I tried to figure out what order to talk about these in, since they were all really, really bad. The veggie omelet... it was bad. The green onions, if I had to guess, had been prepped a few days earlier. They were greyish-green. Not close to fresh. It was just nasty. The hash browns.... they were bad. I've literally never had bad hash browns until I ate here. There was just this flavor.... it wasn't good at all. The OJ was sour. Yelp says to talk about the ambiance. There were some really offensive people playing dice at one of the tables. They were regulars. It was a pleasant distraction from the food. In short- don't eat here.

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    Rosie's Cafe

    4.4(100 reviews)
    17.8 mi
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    Just visited La Crosse and figured I'd start my adventure with breakfast. Rosie's Café came highly…read morerecommended--and now I know why. It's the kind of place that doesn't just serve food, it serves belonging. The moment I walked in, I was greeted with a warm "Good morning, hon!" and my friend had a coffee that could wake the dead (or at least a sleep-deprived newcomer). The décor is charmingly vintage, like your grandma's kitchen met a roadside diner and they decided to raise pancakes together. I ordered the chicken sandwich for breakfast! Don't judge it's a thing. because I didn't know what I was doing, and wow--turns out Rosie knows exactly what I needed. It wasn't fancy, but it was perfect. The staff made me feel like I'd been coming there for years. They joked, they chatted, they refilled my soda before I even realized I needed it. It was the kind of kindness that makes a city feel like home. Rosie's isn't just a café--it's a welcome mat with syrup on top. If you're new to La Crosse, start here. You'll leave full, caffeinated, and smiling.

    Cute little diner, located in the middle of a neighborhood. Heard nothing but good stuff and we had…read moreto stop in and try for ourselves. Service was great. Very kind and attentive staff. Food was quick, hot and delicious. I love that they have old trivia cards at the table to help kill time and helps you interact with your people vs being on your electronics. Hope to visit again. ***cash only but they do have an on- site ATM.

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    Norske Nook - Cauliflower appetizer

    Norske Nook

    3.9(275 reviews)
    41.0 mi
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    I gave this place four stars before it will remain four stars. Thats not a bad thing. It's an…read morehonest meal. It just didn't blow me away. The corn beef frappe was good so was the Monte Cristo but they were just good not great. Both had melted cheddar - not a fan. The pie was much better. My family really liked it. Death by chocolate it's quite intense. You have a chocolate crust, chocolate filling with a ton of whipped cream and you can never have enough whipped cream. Megan, our server was super nice and super attentive

    Quaint diner with Norwegian flair! We only stopped for lingonberry jam but got enticed into lunch…read moreby the smells. At first glance it's a diner with a pie case but check the menu for some unlikely finds. The Wisconsin Reuben was delicious, loaded with thick corned beef and lots of butter and sauerkraut so you didn't even need the thousand island. I wasn't sure how a Reuben would be without rye but the cranberry wild rice bread was the real star of the sandwich. The corned beef hash was a bit salty but I'll take homemade over the canned stuff any day! I had to try a side of their sausage gravy because my southern roots demand it, and I can say it's a decent attempt with good amount of black pepper and sausage flavor. They have an extensive case of pies which were tempting but we were full from lunch. We ended up loving the bread so much that we took a whole loaf home. Service was friendly which was a relief considering we ended up coming in at 2:20 when they close at 3. Next time in the area I definitely want to try the pie and maybe a smelt wrap made with lefse!

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